Something is wrong with my eye? Cherry eye in humans?

Can humans get cherry eyes? Just a bit ago my eyes was itching so I rubbed it. So when it went to the restroom I noticed my eye was real red. AS I looked closer I noticed that spot on the eye where dogs get cherry eye was swollen and sticking out. It hurt to even try to close my eye lid. I just put some eye drops in and the swelling went down just a little. What the heck is this and is it serious. I tried to take a picture but can't get a good one.

Its not on the eye lid. Let me see if I can explain the location. Ok you know where the corner of your eye by your nose is. Ok normally there is that little pink bump thats in everyone's eye (tear duct I assume). Well it right past that. Its clear like membrane and its sticking out. It runs up and down from the top of the eye lid to the bottom. But not actually on the eye lid.

Its not on the eye lid. Let me see if I can explain the location. Ok you know where the corner of your eye by your nose is. Ok normally there is that little pink bump thats in everyone's eye (tear duct I assume). Well it right past that. Its clear like membrane and its sticking out. It runs up and down from the top of the eye lid to the bottom. But not actually on the eye lid.

OK, I also posted a photo in my previous reply. Does it look like that?

Ok I did some looking around. Apparently humans do have rements of a third eye lid. And apparently it can become swollen just like in dogs. I believe that is what my problem is a swollen 3rd eye lid. Now the question is what to do to fix it.

I don't think its that. Today I cut grass. And I was laying on the couch watching a movie. And my eye itched so I rubbed it (eye lid closed). Then I got up and went to the rest room and noticed it red and the 3rd eyelid was swollen. The redness is gone and now the swelling is going down.

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Originally Posted by abbycats

Is it pink eye? That is an contagious infection that you will need to see Dr and get meds.

Ok I did some looking around. Apparently humans do have rements of a third eye lid. And apparently it can become swollen just like in dogs. I believe that is what my problem is a swollen 3rd eye lid. Now the question is what to do to fix it.

Maybe you got something in your eye while cutting grass. I hope it's not herpes. People can get that in their eyes. Doesn't sound like herpes though. You said it's going away so I'm guessing it was just irritated.

Try warm water eye rinses. You can make a slightly salty solution, but because the eye is a sensitive organ, I wouldn't recommend making your own rinse. I would stick with just plain warm water that you have boiled and let cool down to a tolerable level.

I have this happen a lot actually, I have allergies (to cats ) and sometimes their fur gets in my eyes and I rub them and the area beneath my eye under my bottom lid will get very swollen and turn red- you're right, it does look like cherry eye What helps me is to run water in my eye to flush out the irritants and soothe it